Commerce, Mexican tomato growers sign new agreement

The Commerce Department and Mexican tomato growers on Thursday signed a final agreement that will suspend a U.S. antidumping investigation into fresh tomatoes from Mexico, despite reservations from the growers about an included inspection mechanism. The antidumping investigation restarted when Commerce withdrew from the previous agreement in May at the behest of the Florida Tomato Exchange. The U.S. International Trade Commission was set to hold a hearing on the investigation next week. “Today’s successful outcome validates the Administration’s strong and...